die

♠ die die ◙ verb (dies, dying, died, died) 1. die (of / from sth) | die (for sth) to stop living • 死；死亡；凋谢: ▪ [V]

»to die of / from cancer

死于癌症

»Her husband died suddenly last week.

她的丈夫上周猝死。

»He died for his beliefs.

他为自己的信仰献身。

»That plantˈs died.

那植物已经枯萎。

»Iˈll never forget it to my dying day (= until I die).

我将终生不忘。

»(informal) I nearly died when I saw him there (= it was very embarrassing).

看到他在那里我简直无地自容。

▪ [VN]

»to die a violent / painful / natural, etc. death

横死、痛苦地死去、尽其天年等

▪ [V-ADJ]

»She died young.

她年纪轻轻就死了。

»At least they died happy.

至少他们死时很幸福。

▪ [V-N]

»He died a poor man.

他在贫困中死去。

2. [V] to stop existing; to disappear • 消失；消亡；灭亡:

»The old customs are dying.

旧的习俗正在消亡。

»His secret died with him (= he never told anyone).

他的秘密随同他一起进了坟墓。

»The words died on my lips (= I stopped speaking).

我话到嘴边又缩回去了。

3. [V] (of a machine 机器) to stop working • 停止运转:

»The engine spluttered and died.

发动机劈劈啪啪响了一阵后便熄火了。

»My car just died on me.

我的汽车开着开着就坏了。

【IDIOMS】◘ be ˈdying for sth / to do sth •(informal) to want sth or want to do sth very much • 渴望；极想:

»Iˈm dying for a glass of water.

我真想喝杯水。

»Iˈm dying to know what happened.

我很想知道发生了什么事儿。

◘ die a / the ˈdeath (BrE, informal) • to fail completely • 彻底失败；完全消失:

»The play got terrible reviews and quickly died a death.

这出戏被批得一无是处,很快就收场了。

◘ die in your ˈbed • to die because you are old or ill / sick • 寿终正寝 ◘ die ˈlaughing • to find sth extremely funny • 可笑极了；笑死人:

»I nearly died laughing when she said that.

她说那话时,我差点给笑死。

◘ old ˌhabits, ˌtraditions, etc. die ˈhard • used to say that things change very slowly • (旧习惯、传统等)难以改变,根深蒂固 ◘ to ˈdie for • (informal) if you think sth is to die for, you really want it, and would do anything to get it • 就是去死也要；不管怎么样都要:

»She was wearing a dress to die for.

她穿了一条漂亮得要命的连衣裙。

--› more at cross v., fly n., say v. 【PHR V】◘ ˌdie aˈway • to become gradually weaker or fainter and finally disappear • 逐渐减弱；逐渐模糊；逐渐消失:

»The sound of their laughter died away.

他们的笑声渐渐消失了。

◘ ˌdie ˈback • if a plant dies back, it loses its leaves but remains alive • (植物)叶凋而不死 ◘ ˌdie ˈdown • to become gradually less strong, loud, noticeable, etc. • 逐渐变弱；逐渐平息；逐渐暗淡:

»The flames finally died down.

火焰越来越小,最后熄灭了。

»When the applause had died down, she began her speech.

掌声平息后她便开始演讲了。

◘ ˌdie ˈoff • to die six after the other until there are none left • 相继死去；先后死去 ◘ ˌdie ˈout • to stop existing • 灭绝；消失:

»This species has nearly died out because its habitat is being destroyed.

因栖息地正受到破坏这一物种已濒于灭绝。

◙ noun 1. a block of metal with a special shape, or with a pattern cut into it, that is used for shaping other pieces of metal such as coins, or for making patterns on paper or leather • 模具；冲模；压模 2. (especially NAmE) = dice (1) ◘ the die is cast • (saying) used to say that an event has happened or a decision has been made that cannot be changed • 事已成定局；木已成舟

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[dai]

vi. 死亡, 消逝, 平息, 渴望, 漠然, 熄滅

vt. 死

n. 骰子, 鋼型, 硬模, 衝模